CA2048022A1 - Twist and tuck freezer bag - Google Patents
Twist and tuck freezer bagInfo
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
- B65D77/10—Container closures formed after filling
- B65D77/16—Container closures formed after filling by collapsing and twisting mouth portion
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
- Y02W30/50—Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies
- Y02W30/80—Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging
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Abstract
TWIST AND TUCK FREEZER BAG
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A reusable bag for storing items. The bag has a band located over at least part of the bag's outer surface. The band is detachably secured to the bag with an adhesive. To reseal the bag after opening, the band is partially lifted away from the bag. A space is thus created between the band and the bag into which the twisted end of the bag may be inserted and secured. The band contains adhesive on only a center region of the band to permit the band to be easily separated from the bag and so that user contact with the band does leave adhesive on the user's fingers or wear adhesive from the band.
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A reusable bag for storing items. The bag has a band located over at least part of the bag's outer surface. The band is detachably secured to the bag with an adhesive. To reseal the bag after opening, the band is partially lifted away from the bag. A space is thus created between the band and the bag into which the twisted end of the bag may be inserted and secured. The band contains adhesive on only a center region of the band to permit the band to be easily separated from the bag and so that user contact with the band does leave adhesive on the user's fingers or wear adhesive from the band.
Description
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~WIST A~D I~CX FR~ERL~A~
~5 This invention relate~ to ~ag~, and in particular to resealable freezer 6torage bags. Variou~ type~ of resealable bags exi~t, but these bags have closures which are either difficult and expensive to ~anufactur~ or cumbersome to use or have fastener~ which are a di~creSe component ~nd therefore can easily become lost.
For example, one common freezer bag closure consists o~ a zipper type closure. This type of closure require~
~pecial machinery to manufacture the closure and therefore is quite complicated and expensive to produce.
Another common type of freezer bag ~s described in U.S. Patent 2 849 171 to O'Brien. ~his fastener con6ists of a plastic or metal tie member which can be ad~ustably fastened around a twisted end of the bag to reseal the ~ag a~ter opening. This type of fastener, however, ~s not integral to the bag ~tructure and can easily be 108t. Another type of di~crete resealing device is a remova~le lock tab, ~uch as disclosed in U.S. Patent 4,753,539 to Collie et al.
Other types of resealable baqs having integral closures are cumbersome to use. one example i5 the resealable bag described in U.S. Patent 4,008,851 to Hirsch. The Hir~ch bag contains a strip of adhesive materi~l which i~ flxably attached at one end to the bag And removably ~ttacb~d ~long the re~a~ning portions of the str~p. ~o clo~e the b~g, the removable portion sf the st~ip i~ removed fro~ the ~ag. The bag ~s then twisted in the region near the adhe~e ~trlp and the twi~ted bag end is then fa~tened by looping the ~ree end of the adhesive str~p around the twisted portion and re~ecuring the 6trip to the bag.
Such a closure system is cumber~ome to us~ for several reasons. Fir6t, the adhe~ive ~trip contain~ ~dhe~ive along the detachable portion. This detachable poxtion i~
2 2~8~2 frequently handled by the bag user, whosa h~nds/fingers may become sticky from contact with the adhesive ~trip. In addition, the user'~ frequent eontact with the ~trip ~ay contaminate or remove ~ignificant amount~ of the ~dhesive ~uch 5 that t~e closure oan no longer effectively function. Second, the ba~ can only be effect~vely resealed ~n the region of the ~dhesive strip. If only ~ portion of the bag content~ located above the strip are removed, the bag cannot be ef~ectively ~ealed by this closure since the baq cannot be twi~ted in the region of the strip due to the remaining bag c~ntents.
Therefore, the ~trip i6 normally located in a region olose to the top portion of the bag. However, as the bag contents dwindle, a larger volume of air will be trapped between the 6eal and the remaining contents. Thi~ volume of air reduces the freshness of remaining items stored in the bag.
The present invention provides an inexpensive, resealable freezer bag with integral closure that i~ easy to use. Accordin~ to one embodiment of the lnvention, a band containing an adhesive material is located a given distance from the bottom of the bag. ~he band at least partially encircles the bag. The bag may be resealed after opening by gathering and twisting the open end and lifting ~ portion of the band away from the outer surface of th¢ bag, thereby creating a ~pace between the bag and the band. The twisted open end can be folded nnd re~nserted ~ this ~pac2 and fiecured in thi6 position with the band adhesive. Thi~ 6y6t~ lows the bag to be effectively resealad for the entire range of bag volumes without trapping a ~ignificant volume of air in tbe resealed bag. The ~ag of the pre~ent invention thu~ ensures content freshness.
According to an~ther embod~ment of the present :Lnvention, the band contain~ an ~dhesive str~p o~ly along a center portion and at least one out~ide edge o~ the band remains free of adhesive. Thls structure permit~ the user to grasp and lift the band without contacting the adhe~iYe.
Contact with the ~dhe3ive which could ~ake manipul~tlon of the band cumber60me ~nd leave ~dhesive on the user'~ ~ 8 ~
thereby avoided. Alternatively, the band could include one or more lifting tabs to aid ~eparation of the band from the bag.
~ ig. 1 depic~s a bag with resealable closure according to an embodiment of the present ~nvention;
F~g. lA depict6 a bag with re~ealable closure ~ccording to an ~lternate embodiment of the pre~ent invention;
Fig. 2A d~pict~ an ~dhesive band ~uitable for use in an emb~diment of the present invention;
~ ig. 2B depicts an alternative adhesive band 6uitable for use in the present invention:
Fig. 2c shows an end view of an adhesive band shown in Fig. 2A;
Fig. 2D shows an end view of ~ structure ~rom which the adhesive band of Fig. 2A may be formed;
F~g. 2E ~hows an end view of an adhesive ~and made for the structure of Fig. 2D;
Fig. 3A depct~ the bag of Fig. 1 in a opened condition;
Fig. 39 shows the bag of Fig. 3A with the top gathered and twisted;
Fig. 3C depicts the partial detachment of adhesive band from the bag of Fig. 3B; and Fig. 3D 6hows the bag of Fig. 3C w~th the twisted top tucked under the adhesive band to rese~l the bag.
Fig. 1 depicts an unopened freezer ~ag 4 containing, for example, frozen vegetables. Bag 4 i~ manufactured ~rom polyethylene, but may be manuf~ctured fro~ ~ ~ari~ty oP
flexible ~aterial~ 6uitable for u~e w~th th~ g~ven bag content6 and applic~tion. Unopened bag 4 i~ 6ealed at end~ 6 and 8 using a heat seal. Alternatively, a variety of ~e~l~ known to those of ekill in the art may be u~ed to ~n~ti~lly s~al bag 4.
At a giv~n distance fro~ end 8 o~ bag 4, ~ band 10, used to reseal bag 4 once opened, span~ the outer perimeter of l`g~2 the bag. The di6tance from end 8 to band 10 is typically one-half to one-third Df the unopened bag length. Band 10 may 6pan the en~ire perimeter of bag 4 as ~hown in Fig. 1, or only a portion thereof, for exa~ple as ~hown in Fig. lA. Band 10 i5 approximately 1/2 inch, or 1.2~ cm wide.
Band~10 contain6 an ~dhesive material 16 (See Fig. 2) on a portion of the band~ under6ide ~urface adj~cent to bag 4 which 6ecures band 10 to bag 4 and al~o ~ecure6 the portion of bag 4 to be resealed. The underside of band 10 ~lso contains a nonadhesive region. Adhesive region 16 secures band 10 to the bag material without ~lippinq. The nonadhesive region allows the user to grasp band 10 without contacting the band adhesive.
Contact with the band adhesive may leave adhesive on the user's fingers and wear adhesive fro~ the band, ulti~ately rendering the adhesive ineffecti~e. Furthermore, contact with the adhesive would make manipulati~n of the band by the user cumbersome and difficult.
Figs. 2A-2E depict a variety of structures ~uitable for constructing the underside surface of band 10. In Fig. 2A, the underside surface of band 10 contains adhesive strip 16 down the center. Non-adhesive regions 18 and 20 are located to each side of adhesive ~trip 16. Another possible ~and 10 structure is depicted in Fiq. 2B. In this structure, the adhesive material is located in an oval pattern down the ~enter of the 6trip. Both 6tructures 6hown in Figs. 2A and 2B may be fabricated by directly upplying the adhesive material to the band material.
Alternatively, the structure o~ band 10 ~hown in Fig.
2A may be constructed by a variety ~f techniques. For example, Fig. 2C 6hows an end view of the band 10 ~tructure pictured in Fig. 2A. In Fig. 2C, two piece6 of band ~aterial 22 and 24 each contain adhe~iYe 16 on ~n outer ~dge of the band material.
Pieces 22 ~nd 24 are overl~id on each other in the m~nner ~hown to create a center Gtrip of ad~esive 16 ~urrounded by n~nadhesive regions 18 and 20 on each ~ide. Fig. 2D al60 ~hows an end view of material fro~ which the band Btructure of Fig.
2A may be f~r~ed. In Fig. 2D, the ~tructure of Fig. 2A is created by takiny a piece of band material 26 which has 2 ~
~dhesive 16 located on ~ne entire ~urface and no adhesive located on ~urface 27. The ends of material 26 are ~olded over in the directions of arrow~ 28 ~nd 30 to create nonadhesive regions ~8 and 20 as 6een in Fig. 2E. Using the band fabrication methods depicted in Figs. 2C and 2D, commonly avail~ble ~ellophane tapes may be used without the need for purchasing or manufacturing ~pecial types o~ tapes.
A cellophane tape ~anufactured by the 3~ Company of Minneapoli~, Minnesota, under the trademark Sc~tch ~rand, proves suitable for use with the polyethylene material commonly used to fabricate bag ~. Other types of adhesive tape known to those of skill in the art may be used 60 long a~ the adhesive i~ ~ufficient to prevent band 10 from slipping on the outer sur~ace of bag 4 and also facilitates lifting of band 10 from bag 4.
Fig. 3A ~hows bag 4 after a portion 40 of the contents have been removed. To reseal bag 4, portion 40 from which bag contents have been removed is first gathered and twisted as ~hown in Fig. 3B. In Fig. 3C, the user A then grabs band 10 and lifts band 10 up and away from the outer 6urface of bag 4 in the direction of arrow 42 thereby forming ~pace 44 between band 10 and the 6urface of bag 4. Since band 10 contains adhesive on only a portion of its underside, user A
does not contact any o~ the adhesive on his hand or fingers.
This feature improves user convenience and increases the durability of band 10. Next, a6 6hown in Fig. 3D, user A folds the twisted portion of bag 4 and tuck6 this twi~ted portion under band 10 in space 44. The user can then gently press down ~n ~and 10 to 6ecure the position of tw$sted pDrtion in 6pace 3~ 44 with ~dhes~ve 16 of band 10. The resealed bag i~ AS shown in ~ig. 3D.
As may be 6een fro~ the figure, a portion 48 of ba~ 4 can ~till contain ~terial. Band 10 therefore need not be located adjncent t~ the portion of the bag from which the contentC have been r~moved. The bag i6 thus resealable over the r~nge of quantities which can be removed ~rom the bag.
Furthermore, no ~izeable volume of 2ir i6 trapped between the twisted end of the bag and the remaining bag conten~s. The 2~8~?,2 remaining contents ~re thus 6tored in ~ ~anner that ensures continued freshness.
The preferred embodiment6 of the present invention have now been described. Variations and modificati~n~ will now be apparent to those o~ $kill ln the ~rt. For example, adhesive 16 need not be located on the band itself but can be located on bag 4 ~t the location where bag 4 contacts ~and 10.
For these reasons, the inven~ion ~hould be construed in light o~ the claims.
~WIST A~D I~CX FR~ERL~A~
~5 This invention relate~ to ~ag~, and in particular to resealable freezer 6torage bags. Variou~ type~ of resealable bags exi~t, but these bags have closures which are either difficult and expensive to ~anufactur~ or cumbersome to use or have fastener~ which are a di~creSe component ~nd therefore can easily become lost.
For example, one common freezer bag closure consists o~ a zipper type closure. This type of closure require~
~pecial machinery to manufacture the closure and therefore is quite complicated and expensive to produce.
Another common type of freezer bag ~s described in U.S. Patent 2 849 171 to O'Brien. ~his fastener con6ists of a plastic or metal tie member which can be ad~ustably fastened around a twisted end of the bag to reseal the ~ag a~ter opening. This type of fastener, however, ~s not integral to the bag ~tructure and can easily be 108t. Another type of di~crete resealing device is a remova~le lock tab, ~uch as disclosed in U.S. Patent 4,753,539 to Collie et al.
Other types of resealable baqs having integral closures are cumbersome to use. one example i5 the resealable bag described in U.S. Patent 4,008,851 to Hirsch. The Hir~ch bag contains a strip of adhesive materi~l which i~ flxably attached at one end to the bag And removably ~ttacb~d ~long the re~a~ning portions of the str~p. ~o clo~e the b~g, the removable portion sf the st~ip i~ removed fro~ the ~ag. The bag ~s then twisted in the region near the adhe~e ~trlp and the twi~ted bag end is then fa~tened by looping the ~ree end of the adhesive str~p around the twisted portion and re~ecuring the 6trip to the bag.
Such a closure system is cumber~ome to us~ for several reasons. Fir6t, the adhe~ive ~trip contain~ ~dhe~ive along the detachable portion. This detachable poxtion i~
2 2~8~2 frequently handled by the bag user, whosa h~nds/fingers may become sticky from contact with the adhesive ~trip. In addition, the user'~ frequent eontact with the ~trip ~ay contaminate or remove ~ignificant amount~ of the ~dhesive ~uch 5 that t~e closure oan no longer effectively function. Second, the ba~ can only be effect~vely resealed ~n the region of the ~dhesive strip. If only ~ portion of the bag content~ located above the strip are removed, the bag cannot be ef~ectively ~ealed by this closure since the baq cannot be twi~ted in the region of the strip due to the remaining bag c~ntents.
Therefore, the ~trip i6 normally located in a region olose to the top portion of the bag. However, as the bag contents dwindle, a larger volume of air will be trapped between the 6eal and the remaining contents. Thi~ volume of air reduces the freshness of remaining items stored in the bag.
The present invention provides an inexpensive, resealable freezer bag with integral closure that i~ easy to use. Accordin~ to one embodiment of the lnvention, a band containing an adhesive material is located a given distance from the bottom of the bag. ~he band at least partially encircles the bag. The bag may be resealed after opening by gathering and twisting the open end and lifting ~ portion of the band away from the outer surface of th¢ bag, thereby creating a ~pace between the bag and the band. The twisted open end can be folded nnd re~nserted ~ this ~pac2 and fiecured in thi6 position with the band adhesive. Thi~ 6y6t~ lows the bag to be effectively resealad for the entire range of bag volumes without trapping a ~ignificant volume of air in tbe resealed bag. The ~ag of the pre~ent invention thu~ ensures content freshness.
According to an~ther embod~ment of the present :Lnvention, the band contain~ an ~dhesive str~p o~ly along a center portion and at least one out~ide edge o~ the band remains free of adhesive. Thls structure permit~ the user to grasp and lift the band without contacting the adhe~iYe.
Contact with the ~dhe3ive which could ~ake manipul~tlon of the band cumber60me ~nd leave ~dhesive on the user'~ ~ 8 ~
thereby avoided. Alternatively, the band could include one or more lifting tabs to aid ~eparation of the band from the bag.
~ ig. 1 depic~s a bag with resealable closure according to an embodiment of the present ~nvention;
F~g. lA depict6 a bag with re~ealable closure ~ccording to an ~lternate embodiment of the pre~ent invention;
Fig. 2A d~pict~ an ~dhesive band ~uitable for use in an emb~diment of the present invention;
~ ig. 2B depicts an alternative adhesive band 6uitable for use in the present invention:
Fig. 2c shows an end view of an adhesive band shown in Fig. 2A;
Fig. 2D shows an end view of ~ structure ~rom which the adhesive band of Fig. 2A may be formed;
F~g. 2E ~hows an end view of an adhesive ~and made for the structure of Fig. 2D;
Fig. 3A depct~ the bag of Fig. 1 in a opened condition;
Fig. 39 shows the bag of Fig. 3A with the top gathered and twisted;
Fig. 3C depicts the partial detachment of adhesive band from the bag of Fig. 3B; and Fig. 3D 6hows the bag of Fig. 3C w~th the twisted top tucked under the adhesive band to rese~l the bag.
Fig. 1 depicts an unopened freezer ~ag 4 containing, for example, frozen vegetables. Bag 4 i~ manufactured ~rom polyethylene, but may be manuf~ctured fro~ ~ ~ari~ty oP
flexible ~aterial~ 6uitable for u~e w~th th~ g~ven bag content6 and applic~tion. Unopened bag 4 i~ 6ealed at end~ 6 and 8 using a heat seal. Alternatively, a variety of ~e~l~ known to those of ekill in the art may be u~ed to ~n~ti~lly s~al bag 4.
At a giv~n distance fro~ end 8 o~ bag 4, ~ band 10, used to reseal bag 4 once opened, span~ the outer perimeter of l`g~2 the bag. The di6tance from end 8 to band 10 is typically one-half to one-third Df the unopened bag length. Band 10 may 6pan the en~ire perimeter of bag 4 as ~hown in Fig. 1, or only a portion thereof, for exa~ple as ~hown in Fig. lA. Band 10 i5 approximately 1/2 inch, or 1.2~ cm wide.
Band~10 contain6 an ~dhesive material 16 (See Fig. 2) on a portion of the band~ under6ide ~urface adj~cent to bag 4 which 6ecures band 10 to bag 4 and al~o ~ecure6 the portion of bag 4 to be resealed. The underside of band 10 ~lso contains a nonadhesive region. Adhesive region 16 secures band 10 to the bag material without ~lippinq. The nonadhesive region allows the user to grasp band 10 without contacting the band adhesive.
Contact with the band adhesive may leave adhesive on the user's fingers and wear adhesive fro~ the band, ulti~ately rendering the adhesive ineffecti~e. Furthermore, contact with the adhesive would make manipulati~n of the band by the user cumbersome and difficult.
Figs. 2A-2E depict a variety of structures ~uitable for constructing the underside surface of band 10. In Fig. 2A, the underside surface of band 10 contains adhesive strip 16 down the center. Non-adhesive regions 18 and 20 are located to each side of adhesive ~trip 16. Another possible ~and 10 structure is depicted in Fiq. 2B. In this structure, the adhesive material is located in an oval pattern down the ~enter of the 6trip. Both 6tructures 6hown in Figs. 2A and 2B may be fabricated by directly upplying the adhesive material to the band material.
Alternatively, the structure o~ band 10 ~hown in Fig.
2A may be constructed by a variety ~f techniques. For example, Fig. 2C 6hows an end view of the band 10 ~tructure pictured in Fig. 2A. In Fig. 2C, two piece6 of band ~aterial 22 and 24 each contain adhe~iYe 16 on ~n outer ~dge of the band material.
Pieces 22 ~nd 24 are overl~id on each other in the m~nner ~hown to create a center Gtrip of ad~esive 16 ~urrounded by n~nadhesive regions 18 and 20 on each ~ide. Fig. 2D al60 ~hows an end view of material fro~ which the band Btructure of Fig.
2A may be f~r~ed. In Fig. 2D, the ~tructure of Fig. 2A is created by takiny a piece of band material 26 which has 2 ~
~dhesive 16 located on ~ne entire ~urface and no adhesive located on ~urface 27. The ends of material 26 are ~olded over in the directions of arrow~ 28 ~nd 30 to create nonadhesive regions ~8 and 20 as 6een in Fig. 2E. Using the band fabrication methods depicted in Figs. 2C and 2D, commonly avail~ble ~ellophane tapes may be used without the need for purchasing or manufacturing ~pecial types o~ tapes.
A cellophane tape ~anufactured by the 3~ Company of Minneapoli~, Minnesota, under the trademark Sc~tch ~rand, proves suitable for use with the polyethylene material commonly used to fabricate bag ~. Other types of adhesive tape known to those of skill in the art may be used 60 long a~ the adhesive i~ ~ufficient to prevent band 10 from slipping on the outer sur~ace of bag 4 and also facilitates lifting of band 10 from bag 4.
Fig. 3A ~hows bag 4 after a portion 40 of the contents have been removed. To reseal bag 4, portion 40 from which bag contents have been removed is first gathered and twisted as ~hown in Fig. 3B. In Fig. 3C, the user A then grabs band 10 and lifts band 10 up and away from the outer 6urface of bag 4 in the direction of arrow 42 thereby forming ~pace 44 between band 10 and the 6urface of bag 4. Since band 10 contains adhesive on only a portion of its underside, user A
does not contact any o~ the adhesive on his hand or fingers.
This feature improves user convenience and increases the durability of band 10. Next, a6 6hown in Fig. 3D, user A folds the twisted portion of bag 4 and tuck6 this twi~ted portion under band 10 in space 44. The user can then gently press down ~n ~and 10 to 6ecure the position of tw$sted pDrtion in 6pace 3~ 44 with ~dhes~ve 16 of band 10. The resealed bag i~ AS shown in ~ig. 3D.
As may be 6een fro~ the figure, a portion 48 of ba~ 4 can ~till contain ~terial. Band 10 therefore need not be located adjncent t~ the portion of the bag from which the contentC have been r~moved. The bag i6 thus resealable over the r~nge of quantities which can be removed ~rom the bag.
Furthermore, no ~izeable volume of 2ir i6 trapped between the twisted end of the bag and the remaining bag conten~s. The 2~8~?,2 remaining contents ~re thus 6tored in ~ ~anner that ensures continued freshness.
The preferred embodiment6 of the present invention have now been described. Variations and modificati~n~ will now be apparent to those o~ $kill ln the ~rt. For example, adhesive 16 need not be located on the band itself but can be located on bag 4 ~t the location where bag 4 contacts ~and 10.
For these reasons, the inven~ion ~hould be construed in light o~ the claims.
Claims (9)
1. A recloseable container comprising:
a bag formed of flexible material having an outer surface, a first end, a second end and length therebetween;
a band spanning at least a portion of the length of said bag and located at a given distance from said second end;
said band having an underside surface adjacent an outer surface region of said bag;
at least one of said underside surface and outer surface region having adhesive and nonadhesive regions;
wherein said first end may be tucked between said band and said bag at said adhesive region to reclose the bag.
a bag formed of flexible material having an outer surface, a first end, a second end and length therebetween;
a band spanning at least a portion of the length of said bag and located at a given distance from said second end;
said band having an underside surface adjacent an outer surface region of said bag;
at least one of said underside surface and outer surface region having adhesive and nonadhesive regions;
wherein said first end may be tucked between said band and said bag at said adhesive region to reclose the bag.
2. The recloseable container of claim 1 wherein said band comprises:
a first nonadhesive strip located along a first outer edge of said band and running parallel to a length of said band;
a second nonadhesive strip located along a second outer edge of said band and running parallel to said first band; and an adhesive strip located between and parallel to said first and second nonadhesive strips.
a first nonadhesive strip located along a first outer edge of said band and running parallel to a length of said band;
a second nonadhesive strip located along a second outer edge of said band and running parallel to said first band; and an adhesive strip located between and parallel to said first and second nonadhesive strips.
3. The recloseable container of claim 1 wherein said band comprises:
a plurality of discrete adhesive areas located in a center region of said band and wherein each one of said discrete adhesive regions is separated by a nonadhesive region.
a plurality of discrete adhesive areas located in a center region of said band and wherein each one of said discrete adhesive regions is separated by a nonadhesive region.
4. The recloseable container of claim 1 wherein said bag is formed of polyethylene.
5. The reclosaable container of claim 1 wherein said band is formed from cellophane tape.
6. The recloseable bag of claim 1 wherein said adhesive region is located on the outer surface region of said bag and said band does not contain an adhesive region.
7. A method for closing a bag formed of flexible material comprising the steps of:
gathering an open end of said bag to form a gathered end;
folding said gathered end towards a closed end of said bag;
tucking the gathered end between an adhesive region formed between a band and the outer surface of the bag, the band encircling at least a portion of the outer surface of the bag;
adhesively securing the gathered end between the band and the outer surface of the bag.
gathering an open end of said bag to form a gathered end;
folding said gathered end towards a closed end of said bag;
tucking the gathered end between an adhesive region formed between a band and the outer surface of the bag, the band encircling at least a portion of the outer surface of the bag;
adhesively securing the gathered end between the band and the outer surface of the bag.
8. A recloseable container comprising:
a bag formed of flexible material having an outer surface, a first end, a second end and length therebetween;
a band having an underside surface adjacent an outer surface adjacent an outer surface region of said bag, and spanning at least a portion of the length of said bag;
wherein said band has a non-adhesive strip located along an outer edge of the underside surface of said band and running parallel to a length of said band:
wherein said band has an adhesive region adjacent said nonadhesive strip; and wherein said first end may be tucked between said band and said bag to reclose the bag.
a bag formed of flexible material having an outer surface, a first end, a second end and length therebetween;
a band having an underside surface adjacent an outer surface adjacent an outer surface region of said bag, and spanning at least a portion of the length of said bag;
wherein said band has a non-adhesive strip located along an outer edge of the underside surface of said band and running parallel to a length of said band:
wherein said band has an adhesive region adjacent said nonadhesive strip; and wherein said first end may be tucked between said band and said bag to reclose the bag.
9. The container of claim 8 wherein said band is formed of cellophane tape.
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